Wardrobe-brapket



ENO.' 752,128. PATENTED FEB. 16, 1904.

J. TERRES. WARDROBE BRACKET.

AYLIOATON FILED AUG. 26. 1903.

.N0 MODEL.

UNITED "STATES Patented February 16, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

wARDRoB'E-.BRAKEm SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 752,128, dated February 16, 1904. Applicationile'dugust 26,1903. Serial No. l7`0,848. 'No model.)

To all whom, it :may concern:

Be it known that -L'Josnrn TERNES, a" citizen of the United States, :residing at Henderson, in the county i' Henderson-and'State of Kentucky, have invented a -newfand useful wardrobefracket, of which the'followingvis a specication.

This invention `relates to devices vfor suspending garments in wardrobes, closets, and the like; andit has for its object to providea device of this class comprising a'plurality of independent brackets individually 'foldable Within a wardrobe, closet,l or similargplaceof` storage in such ra mannerthatzall-of pthegarments thus supported shall be easilyfaccessible and also'in such a Inannerthat allot' the .garments thus stored shall 'be kept smoothly, evenly, and free from unnecessary'wrinkles.

Vith these and other ends in view myin-` vention consists' in the improved construction, arrangement,` and combination ofiparrtswhich will be hereinafter *fully described, i and :particularly pointed out in the claims.

In Athe accompanying drawings, #Eigure l is a perspective `view shmvingv a wardrobe Lwith the door open, said-Wardrobebeingequipped with brackets of my invention. .-Figp2is a :horizontalsectional view showing the wardi 'robe'closed Fig. -3 =is `la perspective 'view illustrating a modification. 'Figs.' :4 and are detail views illustrating other modi-lications. Corresponding parts in theseveralgures are indicated by similar numerals of reference. In the accompanying drawingsI have illustrated my invention as applied to a wardrobe, which is designated `l andvwhich is provided near the :top thereof with :a .shelf '2. aid wardrobe is also Vprovidedwith-a'hinged oor 3.

In' diagonallyopposite corners-of Ythe@ward-,` robe are pivotally. mounted av pair oiuprightsl 4 and 45, .the latter of :whieh'lis placedclosely adjacent tothehinged edgeofthe door. The

upper ends .of `these uprights nare .mounted pivotallyiny the under side offtheshel21and their lower ends y eitheriinlthe 'bottom 0f the wardrobe or in sla-tsar blocks, --such Las "6,f

which have been providedfforstrengthening purposes. The upper ends. ofithe lupl-'ights i4 and 5 are provided-,withlaterally-extending arms '7 8, rwhich are connected in the example illustrated in the drawings by means of ornamental braces 9 with points about mid'- way of the said upriglits. The arms T and 8 are provided with.garment-supporting hooks 10, which fwhen .the said arms 4.are in the closed positions'hown in Fig. 2 are upon the `adjfficent sides or faces of saidoarms.

Said hook members -lO'are `are also disposed inter- 4currently upon the said arrnsmorder to avoid .-interferencevwith each other.

Thegarment-supporting arms 7 and 8 are connected bymeansof a pivoted link il, the ends of .which are pi\'otallyconnected with saidfarms near't-he outer ends of the latter.

Upon the rear side of what may be termed the zouter arm -8is suitably secured a keeper `l2, consisting-of a'wirelhavingintnrned ends which are suitably .connected with the said .a1-m8 in'such aman-ner ast-o sustainlthesaid vwirefat a distance of vabout halfen inch lfrom the faceof said arm. This keeper, whichis of suitable length, is engaged by a hook member 14, `Which,practically encircles the keeper,

so as toride-upon the ylatter .when `the door is -fopene'ch the opening-ofthe' door thus serving tothrow'in-an-outWa-rd direction the arm 8,

`which "latten-by means of the link- 11, will simultaneously drawthe arm Ting-an outward direction'tohthe position illustrated in `Eig. 1

of ithe drawings, thuspractically exposing the entire contentsofthe Wardrobe. `When the dooris closed, the `bracket members will be automatically `folded within ythe wardrobe,

the-rear member being. folded against'the rearwall, while.the,front memberremainspractivcally in contact-with the-frontdoor, ther-gar-l yments suspended from the vhooks 10 being :thus closelypackedwithin the wardrobe and in Suche. manner as `to avoid inussing or wrin- -kling 'the same inthe act o f being packed.

In rthe modificationofthe deviceillustrated `infligy thebracket members of myfinventionaremodiiied tot this extent,zthat the lower =.ends:of the `uprights 4' and 5 insteadobeing extended -to the floor of the wardrobe are yswiveledin shelves or `brackets y15, appropriately .disposed -in =the wardrobe. 0 .respects "the 4construction and operation are In other the-same. This modification may be resorted to when it is `desired to reserve space in the similar nature and in all advantages and results.

'10 the general construction of the storage-charnbepivoted V'20 equally advantagrfsoiis results be disposed upon 2'S when the Wardrobe, closet, or

improved garment-supporting brackets which be manufactured. of metal bent into suitable shape, as will be understood by reference to uprights, and in the latter case the garmentbottoni of the wardrobe.

Daly invention, as obvious, maybe applied to all kinds oi closets and storage-places of a cases with the saine The brackets may be manuiaoture'l separately and applied to old wardrobes, closets, and the like, as WellI as to new ones, inasmuch as noalteration in ber is required. It Will also bc obvious that it is not necessary to provide aslielf for the pivotal arrangement oi the upper ends of the 'uprights 4C and 5, inasmuch as the saine nia-y directly in the top of the storageplace. it is also unnecessary that the arms? and 8 having the garment-supporting hooks' should be disposed at the extremeupper ends of the' uprights, inasmuch as they may with the saiduprights at any intermediate point or points. it is likewise obvious that more than a single arni having garment-supporting hooks may be applied to each upright, especially other storageplace is of: considerable height or whenA the garments to be stored are not of very great length. also .desire it to be distinctly understood that the precise structure oit' my iinhas been herein shown and described' need not be adhered to. Thus, for instance, the uprights, arms, and supporting-brackets 9 might Fig. a ot the drawings, or separate upriglits might be' provided and arms and brackets, asl '7 and 9, might be formed 'from Wire of suitable gage suitably bent and connected with the supporting hooks might be formed integrally With such wire, such a construction having been illustrated in Fig. oi' the drawings.

Be it understood, therefore, that do not limit myself with regard-Zito structural details oi this device, but reserv l' to myself the right to any changes, alterat @and `modifications which may be resorted 'within the scope of my invention and Without departing Ytroni the spirit or sacriiicing the utility of the same.

Having thus described niy invention, I

1. In a storage-closet, a pair of diagonally opposite pivoted uprights having laterallyextending arms provided with garment-snpporting hooks, a link pivotally connecting the free ends of said arms, a door mounted hingedly adjacent to the .outer upright, and means supported by said door and having sliding connection with the arm of said outer upright.

2. The com ination with a storage-closet, of a pair of diagonally-opposite pivoted uprights, one of said uprights being disposed adjacent to the hinged edge oi' the door constituting the closure of such closet, said uprights having vlaterally-eXtending garment-supporting arms, a link connecting said arms, a keeper upon -the arm adjacent to the door, and a hook member upon said door slidably engaging said keeper. .l

3. In a storage-closet, a pair of garmentsupporting arms disposed opposite to each other and pivoted to the closet to swing upon diagonally opposite vertical axes, a link connecting said armsyanda slidable connection between one of said arms and a door, the latter having hinged connection with the closet.

' in testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JOSEPH TERNES.

Witnesses:

JAcon ALLES, Bassani) i. ALvns. 

